Fleeing burglary suspects force lock-down of Solvay schools

Solvay, NY -- Four young suspects seen fleeing from a burglarized home prompted police to call for Solvay schools to undergo a lock-down this morning, Police Chief Richard Cox said.

Solvay police received a burglary in progress call about 10 a.m. for a Hall Avenue home, Cox said. The location is a block and a half from an elementary school, he said.

When the four suspects took off running, the lock-down was ordered, he said.

"We got all of them," Cox said.

Three suspects are juveniles, but one was 19 years old, Cox said. That man is not immediately being identified. He is a parole violator and is being charged with attempted burglary, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

After the arrests, the lock-down was lifted, he said. It lasted about 20 to 30 minutes, Cox said.